Legging Item Number: A4253 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Leggings made from alternate strips of golden coloured and red-dyed cedar bark folded double over a string and twined with two rows of string. Colour: red.
History Of Use
Part of a dancer's outfit.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1953
- Collected in Village Island, British Columbia, Canada and 'Mimkwamlis, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Alice Mountain before March 30, 1953
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Alice Mountain (Seller) on March 30, 1953
What
- Name
- Legging
- Identification Number
- A4253
- Type of Item
- legging
- Material
- cedar bark and fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- twined
- Overall
- height 12.5 in, width 10.0 in
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Alice Mountain
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Alice Mountain (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Village Island, British Columbia, Canada and 'Mimkwamlis, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1953
- Ownership Date
- before March 30, 1953
- Acquisition Date
- on March 30, 1953
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2009/0003